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Gasoline prices predicted to decrease temporarily in upcoming weeks: Expert
Experts at the firm Gas Buddy are predicting gasoline prices in Grande Prairie and the rest of Alberta to have a slight decline in the upcoming weeks; however, they suggest this will be only a tempora...
Nov 04, 2021
Grande Prairie adds eight new COVID-19 cases, 18 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added eight new cases of COVID-19 and 18 recoveries for Wednesday, November 3, bringing the active case total in the Swan City down to 133.In the County of Grande Prairie, t...
Nov 04, 2021
Iqaluit's water emergency has so far cost $1.5M, city may ask Nunavut for aid
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit says it has spent $1.5 million to date during the city's water emergency and plans to request financial assistance from the Nunavut government. The capital's 8,0...
Nov 04, 2021
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is unavailable for Thursday night's game against Philadelphia after testing positive for COVID-19. The team made the announcement a few hours ...
Nov 04, 2021
Raptors are gelling more quickly than some predicted during five-game win streak
TORONTO - The young Toronto Raptors might have sputtered out to a shaky start, but they're suddenly one of the hottest teams in the league, tied with Miami for the NBA's best win streak of five games....
Nov 04, 2021
Humboldt Broncos hockey team gets name, logo trademarked following 2018 fatal crash
HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - The Humboldt Broncos name and logo have officially been trademarked more than three years after the Saskatchewan hockey team's tragic bus crash. The junior A hockey cl...
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. commerce secretary agrees to meet quarterly with Canada's industry minister
WASHINGTON - There may be gale-force winds of change in America's long-term political forecast, but Canada will keep pressing its case with the White House and Congress regardless of who ends up in co...
Nov 04, 2021
Canada, U.S. make roster changes ahead of rugby rematch in Colorado
Coach Sandro Fiorino has made sweeping changes to his roster for Canada's rematch with the U.S. in women's rugby play Friday, handing starts to 11 new players. The Canadians won 15-9 when the teams me...
Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 cases among kids in B.C. saw highest rise among those aged 5 to 11
VICTORIA - Figures show children aged five to 11 in British Columbia are contracting COVID-19 at higher rates, with more than a third of that group's total recent cases occurring this week. The provin...
Nov 04, 2021
Canadian who spent two years in Syrian prison camps fights Ottawa to return home
OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who spent two years in Syrian prison camps, now stranded in northern Iraq, wants a judge to compel Ottawa to give her an emergency passport so she can return home. In her app...
Nov 04, 2021